Ghosts, Grit, and Growing Up Hungry—Inside Jane Wong’s Memoir

Author Jane Wong joins me to talk about her lyrical and rebellious memoir, Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City. Born to a Chinese immigrant family and raised in a working-class neighborhood, Jane explores hunger in its many forms—emotional, cultural, and physical—and how writing became an act of survival, resistance, and joy.We talk about abandonment, family, poetic storytelling, and what it means to reclaim your voice across generations.📚 Learn more about Jane and her work: janewongwriter.comJane Wong (@paradeofcats) • Instagram photos and videosJane Wong / Restaurant Baby Ceramics 🥬 (@restaurantbabyceramics) • Instagram photos and videosJane Wong - Tin House🎥 Watch full interviews on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ForLoveOfMemoir📲 Follow us on Instagram: @ForLoveOfMemoir💬 Share your favorite memoir with us here: [email protected]🔗 Find more episodes, links, and updates at:https://linktr.ee/4LoveofMemoir